Stumbling on Happiness

This book piqued my interest not only because of the title, but also because I wanted to get more insights on how human mind works from a renowned Harvard psychologist, Daniel Gilbert. "Stumbling on Happiness" discussed how the shortcomings of our imagination and foresight cause us to misconceive our future and misestimate our satisfactions.

According to Gilbert, human being is the only animal that thinks about the future. When we think about the future, our emotion is being affected by our imagination of the future, whether it's happiness or anxiety. Gilbert discussed the results of many latest scientific research in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy and behavioral economics. Though some of the research results are not surprising to me at all, his conclusions in discussing how human mind works can be quite intriguing.